Loved The King’s Speech. Not too many films run the gamut from soliciting belly laughs to cheers and tears. But I was informed by my daughter that applause at movies […]
La Traviata, champagne with new bubbles
January 1, 2011 by
There was some booing last night, when director Willy Decker came on stage…but not a lot. Good thing, because this is the most exciting Traviata in years. I could write […]
Why I listened to Stanley Fish in 1971…or the best movie review ever
December 28, 2010 by
Don’t miss Stanley Fish on True Grit in today’s NYT. In 1971, I talked my way into a graduate seminar that Stanley Fish was teaching at the Linguistic Institute, a […]
Better than the last LOST: San Francisco in 1906…but maybe not better than 24.
May 22, 2010 by
I share the common opinion that LOST lost it after the first year, though I have remained sort of loyal for all these years. But not with the devotion I […]
Mad Men
August 23, 2009 by
The Wire, season Three
July 13, 2009 by
February 19, 2009 by
The Wire, The Wire, The Wire
Strawberry and Chocolate
Rachel Getting Married
Little Dorrit
Pierre Bonnard at the Met
Madame Butterfly (cried for the third time)
Il Trovatore (worse opera plot ever, but great new production at the Met)
Oscars (go SlumDog)
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